Effectiveness of Interventions Aimed at Increasing Statin-Prescribing Rates in Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.3066
Abstract: Importance Statins are a cornerstone medication in cardiovascular disease prevention, but their use in clinical practice remains suboptimal, with less than half of people who are indicated for statins actually taking the medication. Objective To… read more here.
Keywords: prescribing rates; disease prevention; statin prescribing; review ... See more keywords
Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Behaviors Among Participants in a Tick Surveillance System Compared with a Sample Of Master Gardeners
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-021-01041-9
Abstract: Theory-based approaches to health communication and behavior are increasingly applied to interventions that address poor public tick-borne disease prevention knowledge and practices. We sought to understand the tick-borne disease prevention behaviors among participants in a… read more here.
Keywords: tick; disease prevention; borne disease; tick borne ... See more keywords
Nature, COVID-19, disease prevention, and climate change
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109213
Abstract: When COVID-19 arrived, usual human activity around the world paused or slowed, and nature responded to the opportunity. Even in major urban areas, people remarked on the clearer, crisper, star- brightened night skies. This issue's… read more here.
Keywords: disease prevention; nature covid; nature; prevention climate ... See more keywords
Therapeutic Inertia in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Time to Move the Bar.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.014
Abstract: The decline in cardiovascular (CV) mortality over the last 50 years can be largely attributed to advances in preventive care [(1)][1]. Despite these improvements, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide… read more here.
Keywords: inertia cardiovascular; disease; disease prevention; prevention time ... See more keywords
Niacin and heart disease prevention: Engraving its tombstone is a mistake.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.08.005
Abstract: Niacin (nicotinic acid) has been used for primary and secondary coronary heart disease prevention for over 40 years. Until recently clinical trials incorporating niacin as part of an intervention strategy consistently demonstrated reduction in clinical events… read more here.
Keywords: heart disease; heart; statin; disease prevention ... See more keywords
P43 Association Between Dietary Practices for Lifestyle Disease Prevention and Breakfast Habits
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.05.419
Abstract: Background Healthy diets are essential for preventing lifestyle diseases. However, inadequate diet such as high fat-energy ratios and insufficient vegetable intake are observed in young adults in Japan. In addition, a large proportion of young… read more here.
Keywords: breakfast; dietary practices; lifestyle disease; practices lifestyle ... See more keywords
Exploiting the gut microbiota's fermentation capabilities towards disease prevention.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113469
Abstract: One of the crucial roles played in the context of human physiology by the human gut microbiota is to ferment resistant polysaccharides and dietary fibres in the colon. Even though it has long been presumed… read more here.
Keywords: physiology; gut microbiota; fermentation; disease prevention ... See more keywords
Biodiversity conservation as infectious disease prevention: why a social-ecological perspective is essential
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DOI: 10.1017/sus.2021.11
Abstract: Non-technical summary Investing in stricter biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection to reduce the number of emerging diseases and, consequently, the risk of pandemics such as coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), must integrate a social-ecological perspective. Biodiversity conservation,… read more here.
Keywords: biodiversity conservation; social ecological; biodiversity; disease prevention ... See more keywords
Sulfur compounds: From plants to humans and their role in chronic disease prevention.
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DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2057915
Abstract: Sulfur is essential for the health of plants and is an indispensable dietary component for human health and disease prevention. Its incorporation into our food supply is heavily reliant upon the uptake of sulfur into… read more here.
Keywords: health; disease prevention; disease; chronic disease ... See more keywords
Michael Bennett’s global sweep of disease prevention and health politics
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DOI: 10.1080/14490854.2021.1880274
Abstract: At the heart of the fraught encounter between Aboriginal people and the white colonisers of Warrane/Sydney Cove lies an enigmatic biological agent. Emerging in April 1789, a highly infectious and d... read more here.
Keywords: global sweep; sweep disease; prevention health; disease prevention ... See more keywords
Icing or cake? Grant competitions as a model for funding chronic disease prevention in Tasmania, Australia
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DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac115
Abstract: Summary Competitive grant funding is a well-established mechanism for generating activity and interventions in the field of chronic disease prevention. Yet grant competitions may be burdensome for organizations, and money may not be enough to… read more here.
Keywords: grant competitions; icing cake; disease prevention; chronic disease ... See more keywords